Thursday, November 18, 2010

Caliburn.Micro Soup to Nuts Part 6d – A “Billy Hollis” Hybrid Shell

Caliburn.Micro Soup to Nuts Part 6d – A “Billy Hollis” Hybrid Shell

Caliburn.Micro Soup to Nuts Part 6d – A “Billy Hollis” Hybrid Shell

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 01:36 PM PST

Up until now I've been focusing on fairly simple usage of Screens and Conductors. In this article, I want to show something a bit more sophisticated. This sample is based loosely on the ideas demonstrated by Billy Hollis in this well-known DNR TV...( read more )...(read more)

XDT (web.config) Transforms in non-web projects

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 09:47 PM PST

One of the really cool features that we shipped for Visual Studio 2010 was web.config (XDT) transformations . Because the transformations are so simple and straightforward one of the first questions that someone asks after using it is "how can I use this in my other projects?" Unfortunately this feature is only built into the Web Application Projects (WAP). But it is very easy to reuse this because we just rely on an MSBuild task to do the heavy lifting for us. I received an email from that basically went like this "Hi, I would like to use XDT transformations on my WPF project for both the app.config file as well as my unity.xml file. How can I do this?" So one answer is to modify your project file to use the TransformXml task as I have blogged...(read more)

Silverlight Firestarter Event on Dec 2nd

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 12:17 AM PST

On December 2nd we are holding a free, all-day event focused on Silverlight.  You can attend it either in person on the Microsoft campus (where you'll get to network with a bunch of Silverlight experts, and meet the product team), or watch it streamed live online.  The all-day event includes a ton of great content and presentations focused on Silverlight development.  It includes a bunch of self-paced labs and walkthrough videos that enable developers that are new to Silverlight to follow along.  It also includes great presentations that will teach new tricks to advanced of Silverlight developers.  Most of the talks during the day will be focused on business application scenarios. My Future of Silverlight Keynote I'll...(read more)

“Unplugged” online talk with me this Friday

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 12:04 AM PST

This Friday (November 19th) I'm going to be doing another online LIDNUG session .  The talk will be from 10:00am to 11:30am Pacific Time.  I do these talks a few times a year and they tend to be pretty fun.  Attendees can submit any questions they want to me, and listen to me answer them live via LiveMeeting. We usually end up having some really good discussions on a wide variety of development related topics. You can learn more and register to attend the event for free here . Hope to get a chance to chat with some of you there! Scott P.S. In addition to blogging, I am also now using Twitter for quick updates and to share links. Follow me at: twitter.com/scottgu Read More......(read more)

Windows Phone 7 Developers Briefing in Montreal

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 09:27 AM PST

Join us at the Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Briefing for Developers! Want to learn how to create awesome applications and games for Windows Phone 7? Want to extend your existing apps onto a new platform? Want recognition, exposure, and reach in an untapped...( read more )...(read more)

Could There Be a Tailgate Party at the Firestarter?

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 08:35 AM PST

Only two weeks remain until the Silverlight Firestarter. This week on SIlverlight TV , John and Scott Guthrie discuss the upcoming Silverlight Firestarter and what the folks watching it online and in person should expect to see and hear. The event kicks...( read more )...(read more)

Meet me at Microsoft Virtual Techdays – 23 November 2010

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 01:16 AM PST

Microsoft Virtual Techdays is again back. It's a three days event, starting from 22nd November to 24th November 2010. This time I am going to speak in this Virtual Techdays on 23rd November. Join me at 1:45 PM (IST) to learn about " Building Visual Studio...( read more )...(read more)

Caching of, in, and around your Silverlight application (part 1)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 09:21 PM PST

This is the first in a 3-part series of articles about caching & Silverlight. Part 1: The client: XAP & Assembly Caching Part 2: The Silverlight application: Isolated Storage Part 3: The server: caching your result sets You can download the source...( read more )...(read more)

René Schulte on Pictures Lab WP7 Application

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 11:58 PM PST

While picking the WP7 apps to feature on SilverlightShow, PicturesLab impressed us with the host of advanced effects one may apply to the images on his phone. We meet René Schulte to find out more on the full set of functionalities packed in this application...( read more )...(read more)

Garry McGlennon on ezyTip WP7 application

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 01:48 AM PST

Next in our series of featured WP7 applications comes ezyTip – a very useful application when it comes to paying your restaurant or other bills. We talk to its author Garry McGlennon on why this application is appreciated. Q1. Garry - please introduce...( read more )...(read more)

Gergely Orosz on Cocktail Flow WP7 application

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 01:04 AM PST

Since the release of Windows Phone 7, a number of applications from WP7 marketplace have been reviewed and discussed. We wanted to pick for you some of the most impressive ones and discuss with their authors what it took them to design and launch an application...( read more )...(read more)

Interview with Article Author Kunal Chowdhury

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 01:47 AM PST

Kunal Chowdhury , recently awarded a Silverlight MVP title, is a SilverlightShow article author who just recently joined our team of authors. Kunal has already received quite a lot of recognition from SilverlightShow community and his recent articles...( read more )...(read more)
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